Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ranting in a Jamaican accent emerges

A new video has emerged of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford swearing and ranting
incoherently in a Jamaican accent at staff in a fast-food restaurant

9:46PM GMT 21 Jan 2014

Another video of scandal plagued TorontoMayor Rob Ford has appeared online, in which he appears to be inebriated. The mayor slurs and swears at staff, while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent.

The person who uploaded the video to YouTube wrote that it was shot at a fast-food restaurant in Rexdale in the northwest area of Toronto on Monday.

Confronted by reporters, Mr Ford acknowledged the footage was shot late on Monday and admitted he had been drinking.

He initially said he did not smoke crack cocaine, before admitting in November that he had done so. The revelation and his decision to remain in office drew ridicule from late-night TV humourists.

Mr Ford was stripped of most of his mayoral powers in November after the Toronto city council voted to transfer most of his powers and budget to the deputy mayor. Supporters and opponents alike have urged him to enter rehab, but Mr Ford has insisted he is not an addict.